Assembly-Line Architecture: Albert Kahn and the Evolution of the U.S. Auto Factory, 1905-1940 (1996)
Hyde, Charles K. (Author)
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Pages: 5-24
Albert Kahn (1869-1942) made major contributions to the design of factories in the U. S. in the 20th century. He refined and popularized the reinforced-concrete factory between 1905 and the late 1910s and then developed innovative steel-framed factory designs in the 1920s and 1930s. Kahn achieved most of his design breakthroughs while working for Henry Ford and other automobile manufacturers. While taking on a large volume of factory commissions, Kahn revolutionized the operation of his architectural office. He fully integrated the work of specialists in architecture and engineering, utilized a team approach to design, and rationalized office operations. Kahn's office became an architectural assembly line, a "plan factory" to mass-produce factory buildings.
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